Christie’s “Pop Culture” catalog is now available online in a downloadable PDF format as well as an online eCatalogue at Christies.com. The entertainment memorabilia sale includes 252 lots of film, television, and music-related material. [Read more…]
Nate D. Sanders will be concluding their next online auction on May 21st and the catalog for this event is available on their official site. Over 500 of nearly 700 lots is material associated with the children’s television program, Captain Kangaroo. One of the highlights on the sale is a pair of pants attributed to use by Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. Other items include a variety of Hollywood and historical memorabilia, including props, costumes, set pieces, awards, and other material. [Read more…]
Bonhams will be holding their “Entertainment Memorabilia including Animation Art” (auction 20984) sale event in Los Angeles on May 5th. This sale includes a mix of film/television as well as music related memorabilia. [Read more…]
Nate D. Sanders will be concluding their next online auction on April 2nd; as such, the catalog for this event is already available on their official site. The auction house has been getting a great deal of press with their success in selling Academy Awards in recent sales, and another is offered in this auction. Other highlights include the full gamut of industry awards, including Golden Globe, and MTV VMA, Emmy, AMA, Peabody, and other hollywood, music, movie, television, historical, and popular culture artifacts. They also have several pieces from the Gene London Costume Collection for sale. [Read more…]
New online auctioneer Mercer Auction are holding their first annual “Stars of Hollywood Annual Prop & Art Auction” as an online auction on both iCollector and LiveAuctioneers. The sale includes 180 lots, though not all of it is within the Hollywood memorabilia category. [Read more…]
RR Auction will be holding their Hollywood Auction online on April 25th. The catalog, now available online, includes a majority of photos, autographs, scripts, documents, posters and ephemera, though there are original props and costumes as well, mostly from vintage/classic properties. In total, there are over 800 lots, so it is a fairly substantial offering. [Read more…]
I have been traveling for the past week, so did not personally watch the latest Profiles in History sale (“Hollywood Auction 53”) live, but received a number of e-mails and texts from others in this art market commenting about the overall “lackluster” and “disappointing” results of the event, though there were a few surprises and stand out pieces (such as the Lord of the Rings Legolas bow going for $372,000 with Buyer’s Premium, Kate Winslet’s dress from Titanic selling for $330,000 with BP, and an X-Wing model from Star Wars realizing approximately $270,000 with BP). Based on a spreadsheet compiled by a friend, focusing on Lots 433-902 (the second half of the catalog, following classic Hollywood photos, etc.), about 40% of the items were not sold. [Read more…]
Profiles in History’s Winter auction catalog, “Drama, Action, Romance: Hollywood Auction 53” is now available in print as well as online, via their official site. This sale is scheduled for December 15th at their Calabasas Hills facility.
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